Shōwa restoration (call for Imperial restoration by militarists in the 1930s)
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
head over heels; madly (in love)
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
great physical power; animal strength
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
active; dynamic; behavioural
family or person with samurai ancestors
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
loved one; lover; sweetheart
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
fate; chance; relationship; tie
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
newspaper reporter; print journalist
to prostrate oneself before
just one person; only one
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)